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New: Disability rights advocates said kids like Ty should not be getting arrested under Tennessee's school threats law. And they tried to push for a broader exception for kids with other kinds of disabilities. It didn't work. propub.li/3O42YSL

Such a sad and enraging story: A 13-Year-Old With Autism Got Arrested After His Backpack Sparked Fear. Only His Stuffed Bunny Was Inside. propublica.org/article/tennes… Aliyya Swaby and Paige Southwick Pfleger WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

NEW: A poorly written, poorly executed Tennessee law snares children with disabilities -- even a 13-year-old who brings to school a plush bunny in his backpack. A heartbreaking story from Aliyya Swaby of ProPublica and Paige Southwick Pfleger of WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio. propublica.org/article/tennes…

A 13-year-old with autism got arrested after his backpack sparked fear. Only his stuffed bunny was inside. WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio & ProPublica report on the disproportionate # of kids w disabilities arrested in one Tennessee county under new school threats law wpln.org/post/a-13-year…

A 13-year-old with autism and an intellectual disability told a teacher his backpack would blow up, worried someone would confiscate his favorite stuffed bunny. Police arrested him and charged him with a felony. My latest with Paige Southwick Pfleger propublica.org/article/tennes…

13-year-old Ty told his teacher if anyone touched his backpack, the school would blow up. Inside was his favorite stuffed bunny. Ty has an intellectual disability and shouldn't have been arrested under a TN law. But he was. My latest with Aliyya Swaby: propublica.org/article/tennes…

We've been reporting for nearly a year on how Tennessee is handling threats of mass violence at schools. To read more about how kids are being harmed and what experts have to say, check out the rest of our project here: propublica.org/series/crackdo…

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Have you ever called a mental health provider listed in your insurer's directory, but couldn't make an appointment because the information was wrong? You're not alone. Regulators know that insurance directories are full of errors. Here's what I found. 🧵 propublica.org/article/ghost-…

The bunny wasn't a bomb. And the threat wasn't credible. Still this kid was handcuffed. Important story from Aliyya Swaby & Paige Southwick Pfleger. A 13-Year-Old With Autism Was Arrested Under Tennessee’s School Threats Law propublica.org/article/tennes…

Ty, a 13-yr-old with an intellectual disability, put a bunny in his backpack to show his friends. Scared his toy would be taken, he told his teacher the school would “blow up” if anyone looked inside his bag. He was arrested & charged with a felony whatimreading.net/p/13-year-old-…

From @ProPublica and @wpln: A 13-year-old boy with autism was arrested in Hamilton County after a school official became alarmed by his backpack: all it contained was his stuffed bunny. Part of a series on how a new state law is backfiring. buff.ly/3OeFQ3G

NEW: Families Sue East Tennessee School District After Children Arrested Under School Threats Law propublica.org/article/tennes… Aliyya Swaby Paige Southwick Pfleger WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

.Paige Southwick Pfleger and I wrote about an 11-year-old and 13-year-old handcuffed and arrested for allegedly making threats of mass violence at school in Tennessee. Now both families are suing the school district in federal court. propublica.org/article/tennes…

ProPublica's Aliyya Swaby and I wrote about both students last year as part of an investigation into how new state laws result in children being arrested on felony charges, sometimes because of rumors and misunderstandings. Here's the latest: wpln.org/post/two-famil… WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

Two families sued an East Tennessee school district in federal court, arguing staff violated students’ rights when they called police under a state law that seeks to punish mass violence threats. WPLN's Paige Southwick Pfleger and ProPublica's Aliyya Swaby report: wpln.org/post/two-famil…

Before a 17-year-old opened fire at his Nashville school, authorities were alerted to his violent behavior — including charges for assaulting his mother and threatening a girl with a knife. It's unclear how many of the red flags were heeded. propublica.org/article/nashvi…

Talked with Association of Health Care Journalists about WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio + ProPublica's investigation into the Antioch High School shooting, collaborating with Aliyya Swaby and why it's important to pursue accountability investigations in the wake of tragedy: healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/03/r…

Many news reports have claimed Tennessee is fixing its school threats law, which has resulted in felony charges for rumors and jokes. Those reports are wrong. Instead of a fix, Tennessee is adding another felony charge to the books. via Paige Southwick Pfleger wpln.org/post/tennessee…

Kudos to Aliyya Swaby & Paige Southwick Pfleger for winning an Education Writers Association award for stories on Tennessee's crackdown on student threats. "These articles are a masterclass in how to persist when official data and cooperation are scant to nonexistent," judges said. ewa.org/awards/news/20…